Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 19, 2006 / Notices 54843 

Company, 7400 S. Tuscon Way, 

Centennial, CO 80112. 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Areas. The applicant proposes 

that it’s two chartered vessels, Nathaniel 

B. Palmer and Laurence M. Gould, will 

transit, when necessary, through the 

following Marine Specially Protected 

Areas: Port Foster, Deception Island 

(ASPA 145), Western Bransfield Strait 

(ASPA 152), and East Dallman Bay 

(ASPA 153). Transit through these areas 

are for scientific purposes and the sites 

will be avoided whenever possible. 

Location: Port Foster, Deception 

Island (ASPA 145), Western Bransfield 

Strait (ASPA 152), and East Dallman 

Bay (ASPA 153). 

Dates: September 1, 2006 to 

September 30, 2011. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 06–7740 Filed 9–18–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 

Received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–

541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

notice of permit applications received to 

conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 

45 part 670 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. This is the required notice 

of permit applications received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by October 19, 2006. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nadene G. Kennedy at the above 

address or (703) 292–7405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as 

amended by the Antarctic Science, 

Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, 

has developed regulations for the 

establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

The applications received are as 

follows: 

1. Applicant: Mahlon C. Kennicutt, II 

(Permit Application No. 2007–012), 

Director, Sustainable Development, 

Office of the Vice President for 

Research, 1112 TAMU, College 

Station, TX 77843–1112. 

Activity for Which Permit Is 

Requested: Take, Enter Antarctic 

Specially Protected Area, and Import 

into the U.S.A. The applicant plans to 

enter the Arrival Heights Antarctic 

Specially Protected Area (ASPA #122) 

for the purpose of collecting soil 

samples and permafrost measurements 

as part of an ongoing environmental 

monitoring program. The applicant also 

plans to use Bratina Island as a control 

site. 

Location: Bratina Island and Arrival 

Heights (ASPA #122). 

Dates: November 21, 2006 to 

December 31, 2006. 

2. Applicant: Evan Bloom (Permit 

Application No. 2007–013), OES/OA, 

Rm. 2665, Department of State, 2201 

C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

Activity for Which Permit Is 

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Area. The applicant plans to 

enter the Cape Shirreff Antarctic 

Specially Protected Area #149 for the 

purpose of conducting an Antarctic 

Treaty Inspection of the Chilean Field 

Camp of Guillermo Mann and the U.S. 

(NOAA) Cape Shirreff Field Station. 

Location: Cape Shirreff, Livingston 

Island (ASMA #149). 

Dates: November 12, 2006 to 

December 1, 2006. 

3. Applicant: Kam W. Tang (Permit 

Application No. 2007–014), Virginia 

Institute of Marine Science, P.O. Box 

1346, 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester 

Point, VA 23062. 

Activity for Which Permit Is 

Requested: Introduce Non-indigenous 

Species into Antarctica, Take and 

Import into the U.S.A. The applicant 

proposes to bring previously caught 

Antarctic phytoplankton (Phaeocystis 

Antarctica, Ciliate—species unknown, 

Rhodomonas salina and Dunaliella 

tertiolecta) to Crary Lab at McMurdo 

Station for use in a series of incubation 

experiments to determine the growth, 

photosynthetic activities and trophic 

processes under controlled conditions. 

All experiments will be conducted 

using contained incubators. All cultures 

will be properly disposed of at the end 

of the field season. The applicant also 

plans to collect 50 L of phytoplankton 

for scientific study in the U.S. 

Location: Crary Lab, McMurdo 

Station, Antarctica. 

Dates: December 1, 2006 to February 

28, 2008. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 06–7748 Filed 9–18–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Application Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit applications 

received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

has received a waste management 

permit application for operation of a 

remote field support and emergency 

provisions for the Expedition Vessel, 

Kapitan Khlebnikov for the 2006–2007 

season and two following austral 

summers. The application is submitted 

to NSF pursuant to regulations issued 

under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 

1978. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by October 19, 2006. Permit 

applications may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Polly A. Penhale, Environmental Officer 

at the above address or (703) 292–8030. 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: NSF’s 

Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR Part 

671, requires all U.S. citizens and 

entities to obtain a permit for use or 

release of a designated pollutant in 

Antarctica, and for the release of waste 

in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit 

application under this Regulation for 

the operation of up to nine expeditions 

per year to Antarctica. During each trip, 

passengers are taken ashore at selected 


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